moscas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for moscas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mosca¹ ADJ invariable

1. mosca Spain inf:

mosca (preocupado)

uneasy

mosca (preocupado)

edgy inf

mosca (enfadado)

sore Am inf

mosca (enfadado)

mad Am

mosca (enfadado)

cross Brit inf

2. mosca Ven inf (alerta):

mosca

alert

hay que estar mosca

you have to be alert

hay que estar mosca

you have to keep on your toes inf

mosca² N f

1.1. mosca ZOOL:

mosca

fly

no se oía ni una mosca

you could have heard a pin drop inf

caer como moscas

to go down o drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca

she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en o detrás de la oreja

to be wary

estar con la mosca en o detrás de la oreja

to be on one's guard

ir de mosca Mex atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca

two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus

papar moscas inf

to mooch around inf

por si las moscas inf

just in case inf

por si las moscas inf

just to be on the safe side inf

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? inf

what's got into o what's up with you/him? inf

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? inf

what's eating you/him? inf

sentirse como mosca en leche Col inf

to feel like a fish out of water

venir o acudir como moscas

to swarm round like flies

1.2. mosca (para pescar):

mosca

fly

2. mosca inf (dinero):

mosca

dough inf

mosca

dosh Brit inf

afloja la mosca

cough up inf

3. mosca Ven inf (escolta):

mosca

escort

See also mosquita

mosquita N f

ser o parecer una mosquita muerta

to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

mosca³ N mf Urug inf

mosca

freeloader inf

mosca

sponger Brit inf

mosca húmeda, mosca mojada N f

mosca húmeda

wet fly

mosca tsé-tsé, mosca tsetsé N f MED

mosca tsé-tsé

tsetse

mosca tsé-tsé

tsetse fly

peso mosca N m

peso mosca

flyweight

pájaro mosca N m

pájaro mosca

hummingbird

mosca blanca N f

mosca blanca

whitefly

mosca seca N f

mosca seca

dry fly

Translations for moscas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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gawk

papar moscas inf

don't just stand there gawking!

¡no te quedes ahí papando moscas!

moscas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for moscas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mosca N f

1. mosca ZOOL:

mosca

fly

por si las moscas inf

just in case

tener la mosca detrás de la oreja inf

to be suspicious

estar mosca inf (receloso)

to be suspicious

estar mosca (enfadado)

to be cross

no se oía el vuelo de una mosca

you could have heard a pin drop

papar moscas inf

to be spellbound

¿qué mosca te ha picado?

what's bugging you?

andar cazando moscas

to spend time on futile things

2. mosca (barba):

mosca

goatee

3. mosca (persona):

mosca

nuisance

mosca

bore

mosca cojonera vulg

fucking [or bloody Brit] pest

mosca muerta

hypocrite

4. mosca inf (dinero):

mosca

dough

mosca

dosh

aflojar la mosca

to shell out

Translations for moscas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gawk

papar moscas

to be going down like ninepins

caer como moscas

to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

matar moscas a cañonazos

fly

mosca f

he wouldn't harm a fly

sería incapaz de matar una mosca

to drop (off) [or die] like flies inf

caer como moscas

tzetze fly

mosca f tse-tsé

flyweight

peso m mosca

tsetse fly

mosca f tse-tsé

bluebottle

mosca f azul

housefly

mosca f común

moscas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

por si las moscas inf

just in case

tener la mosca detrás de la oreja inf

to be suspicious

no se oía el vuelo de una mosca

you could have heard a pin drop

papar moscas inf

to be spellbound

andar cazando moscas

to spend time on futile things

hazte de miel y te comerán las moscas prov

≈ if you are too good people will take advantage of you

¿qué mosca te ha picado?

what's eating you?

oír el vuelo de una mosca

to hear a pin drop

mosca pequeña de picadura muy irritante

midge

sería incapaz de matar una mosca

he wouldn't harm a fly